Now that it's been a week since the NamesCon live auction. Which buy did you think was the best buy? When the auction was going on and I was live tweeting it seemed many thought BeautySpa.com was a great buy. Someone today emailed me they missed the auction as they were out of town. They wanted to know if TravelAgency.com really only sold for $25,000 as they thought it was an unbelievable … [Read more...]
Add.com sells for $800,000 to lead NamesCon Live Auction
Add.com stole the show at NamesCon live auction. The name sold for $800,000. Offices.com sold for $260,000. The two LL.coms did not meet reserve. 74 out of 136 lots sold. There were no new gtld sales but to be fair there were only a few in the auction. I was live tweeting and we had a lot of people commenting and asking questions I posed on some names. Futons.com did not sell at … [Read more...]
882.cc closes at $42,500 highest reported 3N.cc sale ever if it’s paid
Surprisingly there have only been 31 reported 3N.cc sales. 882.cc closed at $42,500 today on GoDaddy auctions and will be the highest sale ever. The previous top sale 722.cc sold for $15,800 and is a Chinese casino website. Top 5 722.cc15,800 USD2016-02-27DropCatch636.cc15,000 USD2018-09-26GoDaddy837.cc15,000 USD2017-10-20NameJet718.cc13,250 USD2019-02-17GoDaddy271.cc12,499 … [Read more...]
November 2009 the scandal that rocked domaining – A look back
A decade ago it was the scandal that rocked the domain industry, the Snapnames Halvarez bidding scandal. Mike wrote The 5 Most Surprising Things That Came Out Of The SnapNames Scandal Michael Arrington wrote at TechCrunch: SnapNames: Apologies Shouldn't Be Conditional, Especially When You Steal From Customers Mike again posted 12,000 Auctions, 8,900 Bidders and 350,000 Bids: We Conclude … [Read more...]
4600.com closes at $68,000 and another interesting 4N.com story
4600.com expired at GoDaddy auctions and just closed at $68,000. This sale should go through at some price at least it can't be renewed. Back in September 4065.com closed at $14,294 but apparently some people didn't pay and the name was eventually settled at $504. Someone I know confirmed the non paying bidders and must have shared it with Namebio. The name sold back in 2009 on the cheap too, … [Read more...]
The HD bot and GoDaddy Auctions
It's no secret to anyone active in the expired auction scene that Huge Domains and their bot are a big deal on GoDaddy auctions. A thread titled, HUGE DOMAINS SNIPING GODADDY CLOSEOUTS got things going on Namepros. The thread has 21,000 views and 430 replies. It's a long read and an informative read, if you have not read it you should bookmark it. Today Namepros member Dave put forth an … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – GoDaddy Auctions 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also … [Read more...]